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p>What gave LBJ such an advantage in getting his Great Society legislation through Congress was his complete understanding of how the wheels of power worked in the Beltway. He may have been a flawed politician, but he did believe in the power of big government to do good. LBJ lived through the Great Depression, the First World War, and the transformation of the America through a hyperactive centralized government. Obama has none of that. What he does offer America is himself, his charisma, and his scripted speeches. This isn't 1965. America realizes there is no going back. And I think most Americans realize that even if we could go back, we haven't the money to do so, and Barack Obama hasn't the political skill to make it happen. br> -- JP Koch br> Indiana /p> p> DEAN'S GENIUS br> Re: W. James Antle's Not so Special : /p>

It doesn't seem that long ago that conservative web sites of all kinds were predicting that it was the Democrats that were going to become extinct (or least the minority for a long time coming). What a change! Is it time to start giving credit where it's due? Maybe howlin' Howard Dean was a jerk of a presidential candidate, but since he replaced terrible Terry McAuliffe, the Dem's fortunes have skyrocketed.

I guess I would classify myself as a part of the Republican base, and I have completely refused to send one thin dime to the RNC or any of the Republican presidential candidates (although I probably would have had Fred Thompson been the presumptive nominee). It's hard to put my finger on exactly why this is the case with me, but I guess it's the squishy-natured, spineless, relativistic kind of Republicans we seem to have now (with a few good exceptions). As an evangelical, Reformed Christian, I am turned off by the corruption, greed, non-principled stand that many of our candidates and current office holders take. Mr. Davis in Mississippi for example, did raise taxes and have a nice Yukon purchased for his use by the taxpayers of that municipality. I'm turned off by just painting a Democrat rival as "tied to Obama" or whatever. It comes off as useless mudslinging and in many cases blatantly hypocritical (as opposed to my latent hypocrisy that work so hard to keep hidden from everyone).

Just a good old-fashioned Republican; pro-life, principled, conservative, strong, willing to stand up for what's right despite the prevailing pop-cultural preferences, is what I vote for and support financially.

p>I suppose Rush Limbaugh is right about this one. If Republicans will run on conservative ideals, they win. Anything else is just too risky (obviously).

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